RT Book, Section
A1 Sivilotti, Marco L. A.
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105686398
T1 Acetaminophen
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105686398
RD 2024/04/19
AB Widely  available  in  both  prescription  and  OTC  products,  acetaminophen  is  a  common  pediatric  overdose.Acetylcysteine  is  the  antidote  for  acetaminophen  overdose  and  can  be  given  orally  or  intravenously.Treatment  with  acetylcysteine  is  rarely  indicated  in  children  less  than  6  years  of  age.Acetylcysteine  is  nearly  100%  effective  when  started  within  8  hours  of  acetaminophen  ingestion.A  child  less  than  6  years  can  be  safely  discharged  following  an  acetaminophen  exposure  if  the  maximum  ingested  dose  is  less  than  200  mg/kg  or  if  acetaminophen  is  not  detected  in  the  serum  at  any  time  at  least  1  hour  after  ingestion.